Casino Terms C
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Call - Poker term meaning to match the current bet.
Call Bet - Any wager expressed verbally.
Camouflage - Anything a gambler may do to conceal his/her actions from the casino.
Capping - Placing additional chips on a wager after dealing has begun. Considered not legal plus a serious form of cheating.
Card Shark - A term referring to an expert card player.
Caribbean Stud Poker - A variation of 5-card poker whereby players compete against the house.
Carousel - A series of slot machines arranged in a circle with a change person positioned in the middle to exchange players' cash into coins.
Carpet Joint - Slang term for a luxury casino.
Case Money - Emergency funds.
Cashier's Cage - The cash desk in a casino where the cashier exchanges players' chips for cash when a playing session is completed.
Casino Advantage - The edge, statistical or otherwise, that a casino maintains over gamblers.
Casino Rate- A discounted hotel room charge provided to players by a casino.
Catch - In Keno, when the number you've chosen has been drawn.
Change Color - The exchanging of a single-color denomination chip for another color chip.
Chase - To place an additional bet with the hope of reclaiming money previously lost.
Check - In a casino, same as Chip. In poker, to remain in a game without placing another wager.
Chemin De Fer - A table game using six or eight decks of cards. Similar to baccarat but requires skill.
Chips - Plastic round discs representing different cash denominations.
Chip Tray - The tray next to the dealer that holds the table's chips.
Coat Tail - To bet on the identical numbers as someone who's currently winning.
Cold - To be "cold" is to be on a losing streak.
Color Up - To trade lower-denomination chips for larger denomination chips. Also known as "to color out."
Combination Way Ticket - A keno expression for a ticket which bets groups of numbers in various ways in order to provide a player with a greater range of winning combinations.
Comps - Complimentary gifts casinos provide players in order to encourage them to gamble more. In traditional land casinos this often comprised food and beverages. Internet casinos grant cash-valued points.
Come Bet - In craps, a bet a player places on the Come Line.
Come Line - Area on the craps table where a Come Bet is placed.
Come Out Roll - In craps, a shooter's initial roll in any given round. Establishes the point.
Copy - A push in Pai Gow poker in which the player and banker have the same two or five-card hand. Different from a push, however, the dealer wins in the event of a copy.
Counting Cards - Memorizing cards already played in a blackjack game in order to gain an advantage against the dealer on the cards not yet played.
Cracking the Nut - Winning enough money on a gambling journey to cover all the expenses as well as take home a slight profit.
Craps - A popular casino game played by tossing dice.
Craps Out - A craps term meaning a roll of 2, 3, or 12 on the Come Out Roll.
Credit - In slot & video machines, the button allowing players to play coins in the form of credits.
Crew - In craps, the dealers overseeing a game/table.
Crossroader - Slang for a person that cheats.
Croupier - Another word for dealer at baccarat and roulette tables
Cut - To divide a deck of cards into two parts.
Cut Card - A faceless plastic card utilized for cutting a card deck.
